CURIOSITY is, a word that I use several times a day in discussions about workplace learning. CURIOSITY is one of the main “engines” for learning energy and success in the workplace. Take a moment and think about yourself as a learner of a new skill or procedure. Imagine two different situations:
When a learner is in fight-flight-freeze, it is impossible to be curious. At that point they have converged into binary thinking - what is right/wrong, what is safe/unsafe, what is good/bad. So the person may not be low curious but rather not in a safe state enough to be open. As teachers and leaders we need to question if we have created a safe space for people to be curious and as coaches we need to help them overcome their fears - both conscious and unsconscious.
I completely agree that curiousity is a key contributor to learning as well as sales. Learners who are curious are the ones that will dig deeper on their own and do the research before you have a chance to create a formal training. The trick is finding naturally curious people and also creating an environment that rewards that curious exploration.
I am very curious to learn how the questions you've posted will be answered! What happens if a person is high curiosity but low motivated to actually learn how to use new technologies? :-)
Simon Brown at Novartis has been talking abour curiosity for a few years. He has quite a good point of view on it in terms of how it is the foundation for the basis of learning. Curiosity is probably also what leads people to click on the comments link too! :)
Perhaps not talk about curiosity with learners as much as finding ways to engage it.
Scenarios, problems, questions that stimulate thoughts about "What would I do in that situation?" or "Where could I get some help figuring this out?"
When a learner is in fight-flight-freeze, it is impossible to be curious. At that point they have converged into binary thinking - what is right/wrong, what is safe/unsafe, what is good/bad. So the person may not be low curious but rather not in a safe state enough to be open. As teachers and leaders we need to question if we have created a safe space for people to be curious and as coaches we need to help them overcome their fears - both conscious and unsconscious.
I completely agree that curiousity is a key contributor to learning as well as sales. Learners who are curious are the ones that will dig deeper on their own and do the research before you have a chance to create a formal training. The trick is finding naturally curious people and also creating an environment that rewards that curious exploration.
I am very curious to learn how the questions you've posted will be answered! What happens if a person is high curiosity but low motivated to actually learn how to use new technologies? :-)
Simon Brown at Novartis has been talking abour curiosity for a few years. He has quite a good point of view on it in terms of how it is the foundation for the basis of learning. Curiosity is probably also what leads people to click on the comments link too! :)